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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Myrtle served as the Commissioner of Corrections?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Ten years.

2. Who follows Pat out of town with Myrtle?
(a) Madeline.
(b) Governor Clay.
(c) Doc.
(d) A policeman.

3. What does the parole officer want in exchange for keeping quiet about what he saw?
(a) A date with Madeline.
(b) Pat's watch.
(c) A car.
(d) Money.

4. What does Pat realize at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Madeline is in love with Doc.
(b) Someone has sneaked into the apartment.
(c) Doc has a twin.
(d) Madeline's apartment is messy.

5. What do Madeline and Pat do together while he visits her at her apartment?
(a) Garden.
(b) Cook.
(c) Dine.
(d) Kiss.

6. What does Hardesty tell Pat about the nature of Doc's plan?
(a) It will cost a great deal of money to carry out.
(b) It will make international news.
(c) It will involve a sensational disclosure to the media.
(d) Doc has been planning it for a decade.

7. What is Pat's initial reaction toward Madeline?
(a) Familiarity.
(b) Suspicion.
(c) Attraction.
(d) Disgust.

8. What does Myrtle question Pat about?
(a) A car purchased in his name.
(b) A police report about him.
(c) A bank account opened in his name.
(d) An apartment rented in his name.

9. What did Doc steal from the school safe?
(a) Tuition receipts.
(b) Bake sale profits.
(c) Scholarship money.
(d) Property deeds.

10. What month is it in Chapter 15?
(a) May.
(b) December.
(c) September.
(d) July.

11. What does Hardesty hint about the plan?
(a) It will involve Pat going back to prison.
(b) It will make Pat rich.
(c) It will land Doc in jail.
(d) It is not well conceived.

12. What do Pat and Madeline promise to do?
(a) Look out for each other.
(b) Never speak again.
(c) Tell Doc about their relationship.
(d) Meet for lunch the following day.

13. For what reason does Doc argue with the man in Chapter 4?
(a) The man gave Doc a parking ticket.
(b) The man has been overly flirtatious with Lila.
(c) The man rear-ended his car.
(d) The man owes Doc money.

14. When does Doc take Pat downtown?
(a) In the morning.
(b) Late afternoon.
(c) At lunchtime.
(d) Nightfall.

15. What is threatening Pat's situation with Doc?
(a) Pat's new job.
(b) Pat's parole officer.
(c) Pat's relationship with Madeline.
(d) Lila's flirting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pat wonder about Doc?

2. What did Pat intend to do at the bank before he robbed it?

3. What does Pat spend a few days wondering about?

4. Where does Pat hear an argument taking place?

5. What does Madeline take from Doc's car?

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